Re: FW: a poem
Nice Melody. May I share one of my favorites? It's a freaky little cat
haiku.
I like catnip mice
It's why I chew their heads off
They're good for breakfast
Kitty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 5:48 PM
Subject: [CHAT] FW: a poem
> Dear friends: Am finally caught up with the e-mail that accumulated
> while I was gone. In light of some of the recent topics of conversation,
> here is something from me to all of you. Hope you enjoy it!!
>
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> Moles and Voles
> and Gnomes and Such
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>
> Walking in my garden
> is a peculiar excursion
> of trying to avoid the moleholes
> and the voleholes,
> the gnome traps and the fairy webs
> dusted with the pollen
> of my flowers
> where it has fallen off
> the growing things
> when carelessly brushed
> by the beating wings
> of pixies chasing one another,
> laughing wildly.
> One can hear the distant echoes
> of their tinkling chatter
> trapped within the
> tubular bells of the
foxgloves
> and trumpetvines,
> collected late at night
> by the gnome children
> who sprinkle them on their food
> like nonpareils
> on ice cream
> ...a crunchy-sweet-rainbow-of-colors.
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> Melody (Iowa Z 5/4)
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